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BUTTS COUNTY PROGRESS
VOLUME 32.
TO MERCHANTS: “Do Your Christmas Advertising EARLY.”
GEORGIA BEHIND
IN RAISING HOGS
Why The State Needs The
Pig Clubs
A STRIKING COMPARISON
Hogs Can Be Raised Very
Cheap in Georgia Which
Mr. Worsham Stresses
in Following Article
Georgia people eat 152 lbs of
meat per head a year and pro
duce 88 pounds. The amount
bought amounts to almost $40,-
100.000.
Georgia farmers raise only one
half as many hogs per farm as
the average farmer in the whole
United States.
Georgia farmers can raise hogs
as cheap as any state in the
United States.
Georgia farmers can raise hogs
for 3 cents per pound. How
much do you pay for ham and
bacon?
All but 33 counties in Georgia
buy meat. One county buys
8,900,000 pounds.
' The average acre of cotton in
Georgia usually sells for $20.00
and costs $16.75 to produce it
profit $3.25. An acre of peanuts
in South Georgia will produce
400 pounds of pork that cost
$5.00— profit $19.00.
Cost of raising a 100 pound pig
—lowa $4.00, Illinois $6.00. Mis
souri $4.00, Nebraska $4.00 Geor
gia $3.00
Cost of housing a brood sow
ane year-lowa $4.69, Georgia
nothing.
Average litter of pigs-lowas,
Georgia 8.
Average hogs per farm—lowa
84, Georgia 6.1.
lowa raised 8 hogs to Georgia’s
one in 1912. -
Join the Pig Club.
H. L. Worsham,
County Demonstrator.
SCHOOL FUND APPORTIONED
AMONG THE 148 COUNTIES
Butts county’s part of the pub
lic school fund for 1915 is $12,-
042.83, according to the figures
which have just been made known
by the state educational depart
ment. The total amount of the
fund is $2,550,000, which gives
te each child of school age $3.17.
?he fund has been apportioned
among 148 counties and the four
newly created counties will be
provided for as soon as the num
ber of children of school age is
ascertained.
The Massachusetts forestry as
sociation offers as a prize the
planting of fifty acres of white
pine, to the town which gains
first place in a contest for town
forests.
TO SHOPPERS: *‘Do Your Christmas Shopping EARLY.”
MRS. TERRELL DIES AT
ADVANCED AGE OF 36
At the advanced age of 86.
Mrs. R. J. Terrell. widow of the
late R. J. Terrell, who at the time
of his death two or three years
ago was the sole survivor of the
Mexican war in Butts county,
died at Flovilla Thursday morn
ing of last week. Old and infirm
age caused death.
Mrs. Terrell is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. J. S. Cummings,
of Flovilla, three sons, Messrs.
H. D. Terrell, of Covington, Ben
Terrell, of Atlanta, J. W. Terrell,
of Flovilla. She had been a mem
ber of the Baptist church for a
great many years and was held
in the highest esteem by all who
knew her.
The funeral was held at Flo
villa Friday morning at 10 o'clock
and the services were in charge
of Rev. Arthur Jackson.
JUDGE FLETCHER
HEADS K. P. LODGE
Was Unanimously Chosen
Thursday Night
INSTALLATION POSTPONED
Large Number of Members
Present at Annual Elec
tion When Enthusiasm
Was in Evidence
Judge H. M. Fletcher, one of
the most prominent secret order
men in the state, was elected to
head Jackson lodge No. 131,
Knights of Pythias, at the annu
al meeting held Thursday night.
He was chosen unanimously, the
vote being a deserved compliment
to the popularity and ability of
Senator Fletcher.
There were a number of heat
ed, though good-natured, contests
for some of the other offices. A
large number of the members
were present and the meeting
was one of the most enthusiastic
held in some time. The officers
will be installed at a later date.
The full list of officers include:
H. M. Fletcher—C. C.
J. P. Etheridge—V. C.
L. H. Hendrick —Prelate.
C. E. McMichael —M. W.
J. H. Ham—M. of E.
V. W. Fretwell —K. of R. & S.
S. P. Nichols—M. of F.
H. M. Moore—M. A.
T. B. McMichael—l. G,
W. E. Merck-O. G.
C. M. Compton, P. W. Nolen
and T. A. Nutt—Trustees.
Because of the war, English
manufacturer* and consumers of
wood pulp have been caused con
siderable uneasiness. Produc
tion is at a standstill in the coun
tries at war, and in Norway and
Sweden, principal soutces of sup
ply, mills have been hampered
because of a lack of coal and of
chemicals. England has practi
cally no domestic sources of pulp.
JACKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1914.
BUTTS CAPTURED
TWO PRIZES
Good Showing at Atlanta
Corn Show
FEW LOCAL ROYS ATTEND
Gash Prize of Five Dollars
And Scholarship at The
Agricultural College Part
of County's Awards
Two prizes were awarded to
Butts county at the corn show
held in Atlanta last week. Butts
was given a prize of $5 as one of
the fifteen counties having ex.
hibits. Lawrence Fincher was
given a scholarship at the State
Agricultural College for his yield
of 100.5 bushels on an acre of
upland.
The corn show was poorly at
tended by Butts county corn club
boys. Had a larger number been
present it is certain that this
county would have been awarded
one of the more valuable prizes,
as a most creditable showing was
made at the state fair and fourth
prize won. On account of condi
tions but few boys from here
took in the Georgia corn show in
the Capital City.
With the prizes won at the
state fair in Macon, at the county
fair in Jackson and at the Atlan
ta corn show, the Butts county
corn club members have taken
high rank this year. The show
ing is by far the.best in the his
tory of the county and the con
testants will take up the 1915
work with a determination to
win still greater honors.
SHOP EARLY WHILE
THERE’S PLENTY TIME
Have you done your Christmas
shopping?
Lest you forget—do it now.
There are 999 reasons why it is
to your advantage to buy early
and not a single reason why you
should not shop early. Your own
past experience has proved the
truth of this statement.
The merchants of Jackson and
the merchants of Butts county
have on hand well selected lines
of goods and holiday specials and
with the Christmas spirit in the
air this is the time to buy and at
home is the place to buy. Trade
is getting brisker and will con
tinue to get brisker, and while
the stocks are new is the time to
do that Christmas shopping.
There are but two features to
this ’’shop early" slogan. All
the rest is pie.ffl They are:
First. Buy early.
Second. Buy of home mer
chants.
White pine and yellow pine are
the woods most used for boxes,
and each contribute more than a
billion feet to the box industry
annually.
MISS ROSA WILLEBY
PASSED AWAY LAST WEEK
Miss Rosa Willeby passed away
at her home on Second street on
Thursday of last week. Death
was due to a pulmonary trouble
from which she had suffered for
some time.
At the time of her death Miss
Willeby was 25 years of age and
is survived by her mother, one
brother, Mr. H. W. Willeby and
other relatives.
The funeral services were held
Friday afternoon at 3 o’clock at
County Line church, Dr. Robert
VanDeventer officiating.
Augusta and Macon continue
to jabber about their population
and the merits of their respective
winter climates. Both are good
towns to tie to.
RAYMOND WRIGHT
PAINFULLY HURT
Drove His Automobile Into
Barbed Wire
•
TEETH WERE SHATTERED
Wire Was Placed Across
Road Near Juliette Few
Nights Ago—Wright Is
Well Known in Jackson
The following news dispatch
sent out from Juliette will be of
interest to the people of Butts
county. Mr. Wright is well and
favorably known here, being the
son of the late B. F. Wright and
resided here until a few years
ago. For some time he was em
ployed at the Jackson Drug Cos.
Mr. Wright has many friends in
all parts of the county who are
indignant at the treatment ac
corded him on that occasion.
Juliette, Ga., Dec. 5. —Barbed
wire entanglements placed by
some unknown person across a
road near here, inflicted painful
injuries upon William Watson and
Raymond Wright, young farmers
living near Forsyth, when they
drove their automobile into the
trap, not knowing of its existence.
The car was moving at a slow
rate of speed at the time. Sev
eral of Wright’s teeth were shat
tered and his face seriously gash
ed by the barbs, while Watson
received a severe cut on his neck.
The top was torn off the automo
bile.
The entanglement was proba
bly placed with malicious intent,
as such an act is considered gen
erally as a pretty poor joke.
A mountain lion recently killed
in the Grand Canyon game pre
serve, which adjoins the Tusay
an national forest, measured ten
feet from nose to tail. Moun
tain lions and other beasts of
prey, such as wolves, coyotes
and wild cats, are killed by for
est officers and game wardens
because they are a menace to
stock and to game animals.
MR. E.P. WATKINS
PASSES TO BEYOND
Died Early Saturday After
Week’s Illness
WAS PROMINENT CITIZEN
Stricken Week Before And
Illness Failed to Respond
to Best of Attention-
Funeral Held Sunday-
After a week’s illness, Mr. E.
P. Watkins, one of the leading
citizens of the county, died at his
home here at an early hour Sat
urday morning. Friday week
preceding his death on Saturday
he was stricken in the field and
though given the best of medical
attention he gradually grew
weaker until the end came. At
tending physicians give thrombo
sis (blood clot) of the brain caus
ed by Bright’s disease as the
cause of death.
Mr. Watkins had just passed
his 56th birthday. He was a
well-to-do planter and was a mem
ber of one of the oldest and most
prominent families in the county.
By all who knew him he was held
in high e£teem and news of his
passing came as a blow to a large
circle of friends over the county.
Mr. Watkins was a member of
the Baptist church and was
known and valued for his many
excellent qualities of character.
He is survived by his wife, one
son, Mr. W. A. Watkins, of At
lanta, four brothers, Messrs. Joel
8., A. M., B. F. Sr. and James
B. Watkins, all of Butts county,
"three sisters, Mrs. Sam Hale, of
Milner, Mrs. Amanda McDaniel
and Mrs. Wilson Smith, of this
county.
The funeral services were held
at 12 o’clock Sunday at the First
Baptist church, his pastor, Dr.
Robert VanDeventer, assisted
by Rev. Olin King of the Metho
dist church, having charge of the
services. The pallbearers were:
Messrs. J. T. Goodman, J. H.
JHam, A. T. Buttrill, S. O. Ham,
W. P. Nutt, R. A. Franklin. In
terment was in the City Cemetery
PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT
AT FLOVILLA SCHOOL
A unique entertainment will
be given at the Flovilla school
auditorium Friday evening, De
cember 18, beginning promptly
at 8 o’clock.
The program will be literary
in its nature consisting of varied
selections rendered by pupils of
the different grades. It will be
two hours of wholesome enter
tainment for every one.
Public cordially invited. Ad
mission, adults 25c, children 15c.
Money raised will go to the
"school improvement fund.
NUMBER 50.